Hello readers and welcome back from the weekend!  I hope you found a little time to do something crafty.  Today I am sharing another card that I made for the Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #114.  This week we have a sketch challenge to inspire you.  If you missed last week's post, here is the first card I designed using this sketch.  Our challenges run for two weeks, thereby giving you more time to create, so I have designed a second card to share with you this week that was still inspired by the same sketch seen below:

*Full supply list (with shopping links) is located at the end of this post.

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I cut a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of miscellaneous blue patterned and adhered it directly to the card base.  Using the Hello Bluebird Gallery Frame #2 die, I cut the frame from blue cardstock.  I lined the back of the frame with a piece of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  On this lining, I stamped the sentiment in red ink and a couple snowflakes in light blue ink.  I then made a small shaker card component out of the small bottom piece of the frame.  I filled the shaker with icy glitter.  I stamped the snowman from the Frozen Friends stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and then I fussy cut the snowmen out with small craft scissors.  I added a little color to the snowmen with Copic markers.  I placed a thin strip of red cardstock below the snowmen to ground them and to separate them from the shaker component.  Lastly, I added a small bow from white glitter twine to the left side of the card. 

Will this sketch inspire YOU to create?  Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along for a chance to win?!  We will randomly select one linked entry to receive a $20 store credit to the Newton's Nook Designs online shop! 
We will also highlight our favorites from each challenge the following Monday, so that all entries have a chance to be featured on the Newton's Nook Designs blog.

Please make sure you review the challenge rules page before you link up your project!  
Deadline to enter is Friday, January 17th, at midnight CST.

Thanks for visiting and I hope to see your creations there!

Hello friends and happy Monday!  I am excited to be joining the Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge Team with my first challenge of this decade!  I frequently hear from friends and fellow stampers that they aren't creative enough to design something on their own, or that they don't know what colors to use.  They feel frustrated before they even begin because they don't know where to begin.  I understand!  Yes, I've been there too!  That's the concept behind a card challenge.  It can help to inspire you and get the creative juices flowing by giving you a place to start.  Challenge #114 by Newton's Nook is a sketch challenge.  Let the sketch below be your inspiration for creating a card (or scrapbook page) and see where this challenge takes you!  

Here is what I created inspired by this challenge sketch:

*Full supply list at end of post.

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I cut a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of red plaid paper (from a retired Echo Park paper series) and adhered it directly to the card base.  Using the Hello Bluebird Gallery Frame #2 die, I cut the frame from red cardstock.  I lined the back of the frame with a piece of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  On this lining, I stamped the sentiment in red ink and a couple hearts in craft ink.  I then made a small shaker card component out of the small bottom piece of the frame.  I filled the shaker with small 1/2" hearts punched out from red and kraft colored cardstock.  I stamped the cats from the Newton's Sweetheart stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and then die cut the cats using the coordinating Newton's Sweetheart dies.  I colored the cats with Copic markers and added a few small highlights using a Uniball white gel pen.  I added the cats to the card using foam adhesive for added dimension.  Lastly, I add a small bow to the left side of the frame made from linen thread. 

Will this sketch inspire YOU to create?  Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along for a chance to win?!  We will randomly select one linked entry to receive a $20 store credit to the Newton's Nook Designs online shop! 
We will also highlight our favorites from each challenge the following Monday, so that all entries have a chance to be featured on the Newton's Nook Designs blog.

Please make sure you review the challenge rules page before you link up your project!  
Deadline to enter is Friday, January 17th, at midnight CST.

Thanks for visiting and I hope to see your creations there!

Hello friends!  Today I am sharing this multiple interactive card on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog.  I put off purchasing this adorable "Mice On Ice" stamp set for as long as I possibly could, but in a war between my wallet and Lawn Fawn products, my wallet loses. Nearly every single time!  I added three different interactive components all on this one A2 sized card.  The bottom left corner is a shaker, the top left mice are on Mini Action Wobbles and the mice on the top right are only visible when you lift the flap. 

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  Using the Lawn Fawn Peekaboo Backdrop Lawn Cuts, I cut the frame from raspberry cardstock.  On the top upper right corner, I added a lift the flap die to the frame.  I stamped the sentiment in raspberry ink.  I stamped all of the mice images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock.  I colored the images with Copic markers and then used the coordinating Mice on Ice Lawn Cuts to die cut the images out.  On the lower right side of the card, I lined the frame with a small piece of pink plaid cardstock from the Sunny Studios Classic Gingham 6 x 6" paper pack. I then handcut a white snowbank to fill the square and added two mice with foam adhesive.

On the upper left side of the card, I lined the frame again with a small piece of pink plaid cardstock from the Sunny Studios Classic Gingham 6 x 6" paper pack. I then handcut a white snowbank to fill the square and added two mice with this time on a Mini Action Wobble Spring, so that when you touch them they jiggle, or wobble.

In the lower left corner of the card, I created a mini shaker.  I lined the back of the rectangle with a piece of acetate film.  I placed approximately one tablespoon of Iridescent Diamond Dust behind the frame and layered the frame with foam adhesive to give the Iridescent Diamond Dust room to move when you shake it.  I added two more little skating mice on top of the shaker and the word "happy" which I stamped in raspberry ink and cut with the coordinating Mice on Ice Lawn Cuts dies. 

I hope you have enjoyed this very interactive card!  It was a lot of fun to conceptualize and create.
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

Hello friends and welcome back from the weekend!  Today I have three cards to share with you that were all created from the Cozy Christmas digital stamp set by RG Avenue.  This was an exclusive free digital stamp offered as a Black Friday special if you purchased $50 worth of products.  I wanted to show you the various ways you can use that set with today's cards.  I chose a modern color palette in pink, red, aqua and kraft to keep these cards fresh, fun and cohesive.  

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Sweet Cane sugar stock.  I heat embossed white ink splatter onto the base of the card using Versamark ink and white embossing poweder. Using the Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangles, I die cut a rectangle from Neenah White Solar Smooth cardstock.  I also cut a rectangle using the same dies from the "Ho, Ho, Ho" patterned paper.  I cut each rectangle in half using only the white cardstock on the top and the "Ho, Ho, Ho" paper on the bottom half of the card.  I die cut a pink circle using the Gina Marie Designs Stitched Circle Dies.  I tied a ribbon around the middle of the card before adhering the circle die cut.  I colored the deer from the Cozy Christmas digital stamp set using Copic markers and then cut it out using my Scan & Cut machine.  Lastly, I added a coat of Dazzling Pat to the deer for added sparkle. 

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Sugar Cane cardstock.  Using the Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle dies, I die cut a piece of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and a piece of chevron patterned DSP.  I only used the top half of the white paper and the bottom half of the chevron.  I die cut a wreath from Pool Party cardstock and adhered it to the center of the card.  I colored the deer and the two ornaments hanging from the antlers from the Cozy Christmas digital stamp set using Copic markers and then cut it out using my Scan & Cut machine.  Lastly, I added a coat of Dazzling Pat to the deer for added sparkle. 

To create this A2 sized shaker card, I began with a base of Blushing Bride cardstock.  I cut a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of aqua polka dotted paper for behind the shaker card.  I cut an additional 5 1/4" x 4" piece of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock for the shaker frame.  I used a semi circle die to cut the hole in the white cardstock and lined the back with acetate film.  I put about one tablespoon of iridescent sequins behind the shaker frame.  I colored the sweets, gingerbread house, coffee and candy canes from the Cozy Christmas digital stamp set using Copic markers and then cut it out using my Scan & Cut machine.  I adhered these images to the bottmo of the semi-circle using foam adhesive. Lastly, I added a coat of Dazzling Pat to the images for added sparkle. 

I hope you have enjoyed seeing the variety of ways to use one stamp set.  Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

Hello and happy Wednesday!  Today I am sharing this shaker card over on the Butterfly Reflections, Ink blog.  This card really brings me back to my childhood and the very cold and snowy winters we had growing up in northern Maine.  While all of my brothers wanted to have snowball fights (usually filled with ice, might I add)! I wanted to make pretty snow angels.  I only wish I had all of these adorable woodland creatures to play with back then!

The base of this A2 sized card is made from red cardstock.  I cut a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of white cardstock and stamped the outline of the snow angels in a dark brown ink.  I placed this directly on the red card base.  Next, I created the frame from a dark brown cardstock using two rectangle dies.  I adhered a piece of Hero Arts clear acetate to the back of the frame.  I lined the frame with foam adhesive so that it would allow plenty of space for the glitter to shake around inside.  

I placed approximately two tablespoons of Avery Elle Coarse Glitter directly onto the white cardstock and adhered the shaker frame on top.  I stamped the bunny, fox and bear from the Snow Angels stamp set on white cardstock and colored the images using my Copic markers.  I die cut the animals with the coordinating Snow Angels Creative Cuts from Mama Elephant and then I adhered the animals to the outside of the shaker frame using more foam adhesive.  

I stamped the sentiment "snow much love" in Versamark ink on red cardstock and heat embossed it with Lawn Fawn white embossing powder.  I notched both ends before adhering the sentiment strip on the outside of the shaker frame.  Lastly, I added a coat of clear Wink of Stella to the animals to give them added sparkle. 

Shaker cards are probably one of my favorite cards to make and the glitter inside this one really looks like fluffy snow! Thanks for visiting and remember to shop the AMAZING clearance sale going on right now at Butterfly Reflections, Ink!

Hello friends!  Today I am over on the Butterfly Reflections, Ink blog sharing two cards that I created from the same Newton's Nook Pumpkin Latte stamp set.  While I'm not sold on a PSL, I've never met an overly nutmegged chai latte that I don't loooooooove!  And, I'll always say yes to pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie and pumpkin soup. 

I have been seeing a lot of orange and teal color combinations for fall and I've been loving it, so it inspired me to create these cards in colors that I might not usually select together. 

The base of this A2 sized card is made from teal cardstock.  I mounted a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of teal gingham paper from the Sunny Studios Classic Gingham 6" x 6" paper pack.  Using a framed die, I also cut a piece of Lawn Fawn Watercolor Wishes paper pack.  On this watercolored paper, I heat embossed the sentiment in the upper right corner in white embossing powder.  I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo black ink on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and colored in the images using my Copic markers.  I always add highlights to my images using a white gel pen.  (Shhh, it's my little crafty secret!)  After coloring the images, I die cut them using the coordinating Pumpkin Latte dies by Newton's Nook. I placed half of a doily at the bottom of the frame and wrapped linen thread around the frame.  I adhered the images to the card using foam adhesive for added dimension.  Lastly, I added a coat of clear Wink of Stella to the images for added sparkle.

For the second card I created using the Pumpkin Latte stamp set, I made a shaker card.  I LOVE shaker cards - maybe even more than I like pumpkin!  I used the same teal cardstock base and the same teal Sunny Studio Classic Gingham paper pack.  Only this time, in the center of the teal gingham, I die cut a large circle using the Mama Elephant Basic Circle dies. I placed  a piece of Lawn Fawn Watercolor Wishes paper behind the and stamped the sentiment in teal ink.  I created the shaker frame by using Hero Arts Acetate Sheets and the Shimmering Ice Fusion Sequins by Studio Katia. I assembled the shaker portion of the card and adhered it to the card base. I again stamped all of the images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I colored in the images using Copic markers adding white gel pen highlights. I adhered the images to the card using foam adhesive creating a fall scene on top of the shaker card.  Lastly, I added a coat of clear Wink of Stella for added sparkle.

I hope you have enjoyed these fall cards!  Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

Fall is here friends whether you are jumping on the pumpkin spice bandwagon or not!  P.S. - I'm totally here for it!  Fall is my absolute favorite time of year because of the cooler weather and the leaf changing season. 
I'm excited to share with you a fun new stamp set from Newton's Nook called "Autumn Mice."  I recently chose to work with this stamp set for my Design Team work with Butterfly Reflections, Ink and I was going to share these cards next week on their blog, but they were too cute and I couldn't wait to share them!  Looks like this weekend I'll be busy re-creating something else for the Design Team! 

Here is the Autumn Mice stamp set from Newton's Nook (available through Butterfly Reflections, Ink):

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Crumb Cake cardstock.  I cut a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of leafy paper from a scrap piece that I had and die cut a hexagon in the middle of it.  I lined the hexagon with acetate film (to create a shaker card).  I stamped the sentiment using Crumb Cake ink directly onto the card base.  I stamped all of the images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and colored the images with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Ink markers. I even added a few of the die cut leaves into the shaker frame with gold sequins.  I placed a thin strip of Soft Suede cardstock directly below the hexagon shaker frame and I adhered the images onto the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Soft Suede cardstock.  I die cut the frame out of Crushed Curry cardstock.  I placed a sheet of Lawn Fawn Gotta Have Gingham paper in yellow behind the frame.  I stamped the sentiment in the upper right corner frame in Soft Suede ink.  I stamped all of the images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and colored the images using Spectrum Noir Alcohol ink markers.  I added the colored images to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.

I hope you have enjoyed today's autumn mice card, even if you aren't a fan of the little rodents!  I agree, they are only cute on paper.

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

Hi friends and happy Wednesday!  Yesterday I shared this fun lemon waterfall card made using the Pucker Up stamp set by SugarPea Designs and today I am sharing two more ways to use this stamp set.  I have been trying to share a lot more samples and ideas on the blog lately - have you noticed?!  For instance, I've been using one stamp set multiple ways, so that if one card or idea doesn't appeal to you, then perhaps another option with a different variation in color or layout will.  And, as an added bonus, it's helping me re-build my own card supply stash too!

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  The first matted layer is a 5 1/4 x 4" piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock.  Layered on top of the Granny Apple Green cardstock is a piece of green scalloped paper from the Lawn Fawn Simply Scalloped paper pack.  I die cut a semi-circle in the scalloped sheet to line with clear acetate film to create a shaker card. I stamped the sentiment inside of the shaker card using Granny Apple Green ink.   I stamped all of the images in Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored them with Spectrum Noir Alcohol ink makers.  I added a few highlights to the colored images using a Uniball white gel pen.  I adhered the images to the card using 3M foam adhesive and lastly put a coat of Clear Wink of Stella on the images for added sparkle.

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day! 
Also, consider yourself warned, tomorrow begins Christmas in July! 

Hi friends!  Yesterday I shared with you four cards that I created using the Leafy Frames monthly cardmaking kit by Simon Says Stamp and today I'm sharing three entirely different cards I created still using that same kit!  (Click here to see those first four cards, if you missed it yesterday).  Yesterday's cards incorporated more bold colors and patterns in greens, blacks and browns.  Today's cards have a softer color palette in pink, kraft and white.  I have been enjoying making cards from kits like this because when I sit to down to create, I find that I'm making multiple cards instead of just one or two.  And two cards is always better than one!  I have mentioned before that my card stock pile is running dangerously low right now! 

Unfortunately this card kit is currently sold out at Simon Says Stamp, but I do think you'll find it back in stock fairly soon, so if it's something you are really interested, please just keep checking.

Again, here is a look at the Leafy Frames card kit:

Carta Bella Botanical Garden 6 x 6 inch papers
NEW Simon Says Stamp Leafy Frames exclusive 6x8 clear stamp set
Kaisercraft Coconut Mini Paper Blooms Flowers
1 Package Carta Bella Botanical Garden Frames & Tags ephemera
1 Jar Ranger Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter
Stampers Anonymous Glitter Duster
Simon Says Stamp Metallic Gold envelope
Simon Says Stamp Metallic Green Leaf envelope
Simon Says Stamp Metallic Black envelope
Simon Says Stamp White envelope
Simon Says Stamp Black cardstock 8.5 x 11
Simon Says Stamp Ivory cardstock 8.5 x 11
Simon Says Stamp Cotton Candy cardstock 8.5 x 11
Simon Says Stamp Green Leaf cardstock 8.5 x 11
Neenah Desert Storm 100# cardstock

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

Hello and happy Friday!  TGIF and YAY for a 3-day weekend!  The un-official start to summer is upon is and I'm sharing three very summery cards to celebrate with you today.   It has been a small goal of mine to begin making multiple cards, using the same stamps, to show you the versatility each stamp set has to offer.  Plus, we all like different things, so by showing you different color or layout options, perhaps one will appeal to you more than the other.  It's also a great way for me to build up my card supply stash, which is getting surprisingly low!  

Today's card all use "Pool Piggies" stamp set by Gerda Steiner.  This is the first time I have ever inked up this stamp set and boy are these piggies cute!  In this first card, I have used multiple alcohol ink backgrounds (both in the sky and water) to set the scene for a pig's day at the beach.

The second card also uses an alcohol ink background, but I have created a shaker card frame around it as though to mimic the look of the pigs floating in a pool.

Here is the "Pool Piggies" stamp set by Gerda Steiner that I used to create these cards:

Here is the last card for today, also using an alcohol ink background, but in vibrant pink hues instead of the more tropical blues and greens in the previous samples.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing multiple ways to use this fun stamp set!  Do you have a favorite?

Thanks for visiting and have a great (and hopefully L-O-N-G) weekend!